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Ot Rriitotle and ^^y^ pinilo jopWy «.. Th«nrobc introduce ;;ie to the Tov.n. 3or.Tc of the houses -..Gre painted ^uiLe -lice ;?nd iri one houoe there vaa -i .^oat^s to haul tueir , gou3 over the trail to Teslin Lake. In the v/iiiter it vvais loO milen up the otiiceen River to ''''eleijraph Greek ana luG miles ti.rou,li the hillo to Teulin Lake, .)rje of the headwaters of the fukou. Thia vvae to oe the all-Canadian route. A railroad \;an to be ouilt by IJohenzie ana Liiim, fron Tele^^raph Creok to the Lake from v/hic a line of atern-w'heel stea:.ier3 -..oulu run to Dav/son. oome Victoria people had sent Gaptaina I'cDonald and oivtfit , - o- York v/ith machinery ana a amall savanill to ouila tx;e firnt steamer on ':'eulin Lake, =ind the:/ ^-sre to haul the machinery over the trail in the winter '.ith i^ixteeii mules and aoiae In- dian dOt; teams. The l^.G. ^o^ernment had sent ir; Purveyors to lay out two townsitea, one at the head of the lake and the other part down the lake at I.'.oriey Bay, 'vhere the line diviaes Yukon Verritory from 3.G. .lorao aiGn had jone uo the Stickeen mM T 1 t.o Tele.raph Creel:, -Mid tiie Indiar.o ',/ere loaditv their cnnooa. oome tried to _o up in ^uiail .'Oatj, imt not i-eiUo ')sed to jwift '-vatar they cai.JO uack ana v,Qut by \i^j of okaL'-'aj' • Thsro v/a~ ..Teat ex.2itenjiit , even tiio luuiun -oraaii .vauted to l"0 in vati. the -.vliite uien, anu otia oi' theiu cornured i.c on the rae iitreet and .vauted to take hei' -..ith mei oo ..ul -jj ;1w ,_Gt ..;omc ;jolu. Jhc wa;.; uo oer^iutent tuat I told her I iiad three ivea and jixteev children coiin^^i up oi: the rie^>t ..oat and :30 coMla not taka her. I'ei'e we --ot reportri that there v/a3 no food in Jmt^ow :aid paoile '.vould l-iave to come out. .jteu.'.".- erc '..-ere uinj by loaded v/itli people for Sl-:aij\/a./ and a party offered ua ,?iiOO to tajic tv.o tuna of their outfit to 'I'eiecrajjh Creek i'' our uoat. /e decia j. to , o in over t..e Tesliu Laho '"■►'ail, .'Jo "'0 loaded their stuff in our uoat -,;ith !-;ov.ie orov- isio'.ij of our o,.n , eiiough to lai^jt is to Tele.raph Creek. ".'e hoiir-ted sail ana run out -litu a bi^_ v.ind tViirtj ;.-:iles up the ri-zer ana from there aa it v;aa ^-iettin,_, awift v:e tuok the tov/-liv:e. 7e liad not ^.one far •.7iifc:"i ',;e met a boat co-dnjj do\;n ..'ith u sxiip-wrecked man., v.'ho saia th;;t he ana his partnorn were ,:oirn' uy the river with their outfit, and when cro3'.:in/ the river at a point v/here t]ie v;at-3r r.an swiftly the boat sv.nmj round and otruck ? deadhead or v-,v.u;\. The ooat s'.vauiped, he lo.5t hia outfit, hia partner vai dro-,,ned; but he had hun,.; to the ana,;; till thio i)oat corain,; dov.'n the river picliei him up. Our rouud-nottom ooat v/a^j a hard dra^,'. Tibtaits and Grata were of little ,.:ood, but Albe^:"t 1raff and I did the ■..•ork. '.Te i-ot up 100 iniles v^hen the •;/eatlier tur.ied colaer and :ilusn ice be.jnn to run, 30 v/e piled the stuff on the shore -.md pitched our tent. '.'e ar- rant,:ed that Tibbito and Grata should ta*-a tha boat i;aGk to '.7ran^:el and ;jexl it and come up on the ice 'v/hai] it v/as fro:2en, and we woulu haul the stuff up to Telegraph Greek -/iti. sleds ■^. - 4 - t.i.al v/a iiud nth ua . A;.' I jav; tiu uo-.A ,,u round tiia Tiret turn I I old Albert tlia; tLut v/n.j tiie laat v/8 •••ould ;;eo of tiiei.i or the- i'O^t. 7e knev/ it '.vovild ue n loii^ lime frooiin^; Ujj hard or.ou 1; I'or Uo to haul on tlio river, jo wo ijuilt a lo ciii'iii •iiiu cut y;j corda ox" .vooa for txitj ui^ rusi* of otea:..ora that v.'oi'la corns 'ip in the .iiirin,.;. After it fro^e -luf I'lcioutly ';e ha'.iled tlie stuff in relays to ' eJe..raoh Creek. T:>erc v/era hui;uredii of iioi. ho -..-er.t over tiie .:eyeral rouL'aj to the Yulcor, in ninei.^ -ei,.ht t-ot liad no 3/. ^jerience nua kne-.v notiiin, of this Viiiu Oi life. 1'ixvy v/ero droivned, noma fro^e, sone dioi of ucurvy. 7e rai; the outfit u^. to ':'ele,jr-dph Creoii arm jot ^..a ■j200 (the hardest inoiiej I ever eirr.ed). There ./ere two traaii:^^ ^tareo for Hi, hl'^.'.d' tj Biid Colbrath'ii. '.'hey had pack traina -.Vi.ic': car- ri-^d frei;,^ii. to "Jease Luke ttu tuQ ola Deaoe di^^_,injs. A nurlor of ::;eti •.vere v/aiti'^,, tu ,.o over tha 7e.:iin '.''^vil in tlie Ji>rir,L , tiie njout coiiapicuoud fi^'ure oein^ Hector '.'cLaine, a tall, la'iky halfbreed. He v/ore a cartrid:je teit around his ■vaitite ".rid D forty-four Colt.-; revolver on hit, hip, 0.110. he tried V.in luck on '^cFnorijon, a v.'ood-chopper froi;. uj.;:j the river. Jr. CarLyle took ",.i uo to aee hiiu aiiu ./e foui'd yiitn lyi'i^: on th2 floor in hi^ cauin -./ith a Jud .jaah in hia neck, the rnai:; artery, -hile laia -are, . u3 not cut. Dr. Car^-yle .vaa f2-o.'H Philadelphia auu ne plctyed thy part of the ^jood Samaritan, ho ioctored tlie uiok, patched uj) the vour.ded and CM.t tuesj off froj;en feet. Ali-ert ai-d I v;ere an^Alouj to ,jo on, jo v/e oold our cordv.'ood on the JtiCxveen, hou.rht l^OC pouriuo of provisions and two hand sltl^lis and atarted on the Tei^iin ""Jrail. 7he., \/e carne to the 7.altan, a ;:i..ull stream Wixici. cut throU(_,h a hi(j;h bench, -.ve Met tv;o oorry lookirj;; aien, o\je Alex lir.pihart, n.nd tiie other -i mail oy the name of i^ocne, who c^aii;.ed tu i;e a descend- gBB»»feW»*aWi,ffMt*!:Si4»PS««4* 1 "I ? ant of Daniel 3oo.'.e. Ur inhart had hio fro^e;: toes cut off by Di'. Carlyle, aua .'.oona 7/aL-3 rUiitured on botii oides and tLey vere ];ob'olin; aronnu. their tsnt tryin^; to >eG.. v/arm. "'e hauled their outfit to the op^iosite "oanh of the Taltan, to -ive the;-.. 3. atart. "hsy /ere ^■•o'.:.. ;,.lucky pjiu said they •;, onld reach ''e-lii' .jofoi''e iprinj^ oi- die i.i the atterjpt. '3oO'ie • '.ev-";!- reached VeijiiM. He ...ied at Lon,^ Lake ■xi.d "ibs buried there, 'Ye pui3JUi on to C O',; he t a i e "lovuitain. ':he trail ':iaH \'erj utee^ i.. I'lace^, aVid v.'e had to out ;;t3_y.j to pull up 100 pounds each. '.Then \;e reacned the toi: './e -.vera £o ir;ile3 from 'reie.jraph Creek. The o/.tfit ./it., the i..achiriory for the steai:!- uoat and savz-oiill v/at; i;^ ;::ile;3 aiiead. .lorae of the i.ien hne,v ip.e ana Ga^/t. ■cDon-ju.u cairio i-ack wit:, hio do, teau. to -^^leat a.;. lie flaiiled ul to leave our provi-jious on tho tj_ of ti^e mountain anu l.e .lO'.'la seud it to the T^ke i^y Inaiuii do._, tea:.!^. He vvaiitej. '1'^ to v.-oriv. for him, he rtf*..itQdt--*a-td --JtiJ-ti-*^>*i'-kiH!i, • akiut^; a trail ahead of hio outfit a^.u -je agreed. '?his arran,;e;iieiit was a ,'reat rexief to us. "le vjent to -..i^ere t:.c outfit --/ay ca.r.ped. '"hinjo looked ';lue there as food for the rnuler; -.vds ■ettiii, low -jn.oc the^' v.ere very lean. 'e ■..•orl>.eu the outfit acrosa the ''-alir.e iiver, a L'rancl-ie of t^.e Tacki'J. It looked as if the Outfit v/o-.-.la not reach ':e.;xin Lake b-jfore the Trail ;.roke up in the ^,-rin, . Capt. ' cJor,;ila v/ent uac^. to Tele- ;r;rapVi Creek and hired oil the Indian do^, teana he coula ret, .7e killed ti^e .--ules for uo, feed. he sent a nuir/oer of u;; with foir lo teai..o of ^.-rovioioub to put i;. the foundation for the Bav/inili at the 'ake , "here was nobou:/ tuere e.^ce^jt or.e old India;- v;oiiian, one ,'uite Man 'j-- t'..o Inaiaus. 'Te . ot the will read^' for ti.e circular aa'v -nd :.;uall i'Oiler. le lived on fioh oa:.n^ht tl.roueii. the ice -..hiCi. v.aj then 3^ feet thick, 1 1 v/e }iad .;ome flour anu the Indiana ..roaht us mooue ^eat. 2o^, teaiua ue, an to arrive ■.■itr. tiie .:aciii:-ery in cliarre of .^arry Chapioan, a machinist anu e>\ iueer, af ter.vard.,; •./ell- know., iu the Yukor: ana at -.late Ilorije. 'nu. hirn vms Jiinniy Jordon, later Junerip.teiide.-t of eirlneers or. the Yukon. Son:e jart^ ;-^u ..ce,: lobt on the trpil tut ..e :aade dupli- catej. .en nulUn^ iiandolei; h.a L;e,:a:i to arrive from Tele- graph Creek ana v/e ,:-ot news of the terrible rnuraer on the otickeen lUver. A inan killed tv/o men, took their outfit and cai;ie in on tne Tus^in Yrail. Police vere aent from 'ietoria, •:nid he -.vaa arre^jted anu ta^en to \^ancouver" and hun^. e Goald jet no nev/G auout Dawoon or the bi; rash that ..ent :;y v;3y of Skai_;.vay and 'kite Yorse. At the end of April ca:.ie v/ar:n days and frosty ni,.ht;i. Th^jre vere people alon,_ the Yrail from '.'elegraph to '•'eciin, anu n num- ber of .^Qr30):o put the remnantc o. the.r providiona on •ilex hs, hoiuted oail auu uent Jowu ori the ice to the foot of the Lalie, 10 v -.lileo. "here tney i;uilt i^oatc and rafta auu v/e. it uo-.vn the Kootalin pm '{iver tu Dav/rjon. oorne v/ere -it Lon^, Lake .vi.ere they built Ijoats ana caiue down tlie little "^erjlin Hiver to ?ejiin, after the ice v.'ent cut. The li.::ay Co. v/a'j uuiluiut, a lar :e lo^ builain^j or. the ne-,/ to-.vniite. jood waa ^jcarce and Jv/itser started a rest.-iaraiit on five tins ■.if salmon, 10 pounda of ueans and a olab of rusty uacon. r.o provisions coula arrive oi; the Lake until the pack train CHue in after tiie 3nov; v.-ent off. •■divers are clear of ice 16 to 20 dayb b-fore the lax.Ci are. I.IaJor V/alsh arrived at ti^e Lake v.itii a bunch of .iolaiors, oeveral of whom 1 had known on the ooaat. :'.ill Jmith ■.vho -.vac there •, ith liis youn.^er >;rother v/as after.vardu dro'wned in the Ylona^ke Tliver, opi.'OLiite Jawoon, -vhile tryin^ to Liavj a man from drov/ninc. The ice i. roke up on the "'.iver:. ;uiu the end of I - 7 - ono.v on '.no '"'ei.iiii '■roil ;.;ut ai: 2nd to GOi.i.auiicHtio:. by haudrjlei^h. J^oat.- ■.&,:■:•.. to arrive from Loii^^ Lake, the little ;3av.'!.;ill .vat; ontti.i_: lic.oer, aud thcj oliip cai^enters ■.,ei'G viuilaiiv tiiC i-tea;nboat. Jim Thomv'bOt;, an olu friend of Mine, .vei/c to tLe 'reciin :iiver ■..•itii .vl -ert :raff and I :5uu cut and jlciudeu i-orta^e,,. oy the I''-->.llu. "hai^e ".;ere ot M-iUy aociae'its fiiuon^. tiio j:..all ooats couiini_^ fro:n Loni_, Lake tnoM^^a several perjorjo lOot tii.eir ovitfita. ■.^.■erJ t^tiin ; v/as at a staiiJolill -.'ait it;,; for tl^-i jack-horijeu fron Teie^;raph Creek. Ti.ile -/a.'' tin^j tkore .nLjert .'a.Lt I ..'•.iiit over to tj:e Jen.iin^ :: jiiver or; a prospect in, ; trin. Iniaii fireu .vere ^■unrin,; ir. -3 11 direct iun.j, the flies -vere t^ack, ai^^ the water ].i h in the c--'eekj. !e fouviu joi.-e fine ,^3ld on the surface, bnt noti.ir'.^, of i.n.")orta..ce . .'s -..-o ,jot .;ack to the LalvC, everytiiin_; .,a:j flonriohin^- aUv^ the ijuck train had arrive-L v.iLxj. iiupL-'lies for tiiC t->/o jtoreo. The Jtea...er Hn_ lean v/ao fini.L.i:ea anu Capt. cDonala took uy out for an ex C'^ 1 r ; ; io r^ o n the r.aice . Albert and I ouilt a pollin.__ ;.-oat for the trip to the Ynkon and our li;00 poundii of ^rovi^ions c-jiie in or. the pack trai!]. "i.e ijteauie:' dei-.art°.J. ..ith part of the soluiers "or Selkirk intenai. ., 'o ret.jrn for tiie re:.;ainaer. '"he }Ii>otaIin ;U;i "uver v/as so lo\. ti..at a^.e coiilu not navigate it, oO the coldierj neiit dov/n on raftij :jnd ;jmall i.'Oats, 41bert -.^iU I lo-\ded our pro vi jior^tj into our ..oat for the Journey to "J aw u on.. 50 railes down taere in a I'lool: of 'noiuitains cloae to the ].ake and three peaks can be .seen f roir. t]-.ere . ■^hey are cnlled the tnree Aoe-^, .'hen •..•e reae^-ed the foot of the lake 've caia^ ed t^iere for the ni^;ht , '."'he -..ater \.aR full of larp:e trout. Albert and T caujjit In in a ver^ few minute'j, v.-eit^hin^. fro;,. 10 to :J^; pounds each. "here iu a - b - otro'!,,, current to tne ii.outii -ViiQrG it jomii the '"r.irty ".'ilo River coi.un^- frOM La'-iar, e Lake. :.!auy thousana peri-ons CHine in duriiv "he v/ inter and bx^ri-J^ and ./ere c.ui.::>ed liere. S'.;iall ooa,t]a aiiu wCOWB v/ere GO-'/i.-i;., from Lake .eui.ett loaded v/ith nrovi.-ionj, on their v.'ay to Dav;son. As v/e li^nued on the "le.ot bai.l: -./hers ti.e -o v/ere -^ nuni.er of ter.t.:, I ;jav one tiiat hyd a bi,: cache of .jrovi^ions ii. front. Jorae oi' the "boxes v/ere marked ?redo'Hctot: , " e\'/ ]-'.runKv/ick. A man came out or tx.'c tent and I asxced "nii;, if tkiij outfit cai e from ?redarictun. 'fe jaia ti.ere v/erc! rjijit in U.o yartj r,nu he told me ;.ixeir nai.iSu. "e had a lon^ nonversatiou a;..ut ny hov.L- to...;, -nu ti.o j.oOplo I had kno..n in • y youn,_; days. This niau waa eor,,;e ;!-lack, afterv/ardc lav/yer in ]Jav/80n, then Oovevi.or of the Yukon, a Caijtain ii. the .'ar, auu nov/ a rneia- ber of ?ariiai.ient froin ti.e Yukon. ■:'e floated doun to vhers the creeka ;ind rivers emptied into the Yukon. 'h.er^ v/era a fe\/ te..ts there but the me., 'neve out pro&jectin^- on the creekn. ".'e heard -x lot of tal.. rc'Out the v/at-^r at Yive v'injer :ido, -nd the beats th::t eccomi>anied ua avjked Uo to take tiie lead, yo \:e v;ent through the ri>t hon.d chai.nel. :^liere v/a^ a omall roll and a few curlin.; £;v/ell3. In my lumucroack iayn I had ridden over rapius ru'.d fallb ti.at -/ould put this place to sharae . 'Ve landed at belkirk o.ipojite tx.e -.outi. of the Bi^ Pelly Kiver. dome lO:; buildint,:^ v;ere co'^'^'^G i-iP P"*^ "^-- solaiers vho had cOi.ie in ^ ere buildinj 10f_ barrsckc. Yhe --oplo at Selkirk ..ere in hopes that the Pelly River and its tribu- taries v;ould produce millions iii ,,;olu ndicn tney v/ere proa- nected. Je passed the raoutu of '.Thite River .uAci. ./as throw- int: O'lt v.ater lue color of milk. '.■v;elve miles belo\' v;e lauded en dplit-IJo Inland at the i^out.. oi the dtevvart River 7„ uile£ a.ove Dawson. A lar^e num-er v;ere ca....ed here in « 3? ►'«yea Trail oi the ahootinj of Joapy ..^iiiitri ;-t .;kajv;ay, ti.e hilling of !:iany peoiile i'."i tlie ui,^- ;3i;ov. ulide , cinu the v/recks oi; the ..'hdte r.oroe ro.pid, at^d on Thirty I'ile ]Uver. I'eople v;ere coi.iii ^, iiv froi:: Da^.vcoi: aiai."UBted and di.bcoura__ ed -with the Country. Gplil--!'^ liiland jol ita nai-.e in t^.ia \'!ixy . Ilany oartiti.j thi.i ciu.e in over the Dyea Trail -'.'onlu vu-j their outfit:.., huild their ..-oat;j on Bennett L.nke, and hy tho time th.ey }:ad reached tiiia i.= lan,d they had (.ot into aitjpiiteK with each oilier. '"hey landed :■ ere and nplit ir. , 'jav/in^. their hOL^ts in huif and tearing., uj their tentc.